Amazon Web Services Announces Significant Layoffs Across Multiple Teams

The job cuts are part of a strategic shift, focusing on streamlining operations within Amazon's cloud computing division.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a series of job cuts affecting several hundred employees in its sales, marketing, global services, and physical stores technology teams.
The layoffs are part of a strategic shift within Amazon, focusing on streamlining operations and reducing duplication in the workforce.
Affected employees will receive pay and benefits for 60 days, along with outplacement job support and some transitional health benefits.
The cuts come amid a broader trend of job reductions in the tech industry, with Amazon having laid off more than 27,000 employees in 2022 and 2023.
Despite the layoffs, AWS continues to hire for priority areas and has thousands of job openings posted online.